【推荐1】“I noticed something,” my friend Ashley said. “Your bookshelf is _________.”I nodded absently. I could feel my best friend staring at me with _________.

“I'm looking at your online bookshelf right now. It's clear of books this year. Why? ”she asked.

“I wish I could read, ”I replied, _________ the many hours I'd spent helping someone with their computer or browsing (浏览) online news articles _________ reading novels.

“But who's going to _________ fun books to me?” Ashley asked, sounding shocked. “You always were my book buddy (朋友). “When I got home that day, I deleted a calendar event that was supposed to happen at 9:00 pm and typed into the description box, “Read a novel.”

When the time for the _________ event came, I felt so guilty (内疚的) that I _________ to turn on the audiobook. With _________, though, I finally pressed Play and sank into a cozy young-adult novel. I soon _________ and noticed that I was really enjoying myself.

I started clearing my calendar for myself. Each time I put“__________ time” in my calendar, I felt really happy.

When it came time to __________ for the second night, it was __________ than the previous night. I even turned off my phone and sank into bed with headphones on.

Then I __________ my phone and called Ashley to tell her that I had __________ a lot of upcoming appointments. She was __________.“That's really great. I'm glad to have my book buddy back.”

【推荐1】Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change.

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and _________ us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I rose to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a _________?” I laughed and _________ responded “Why not!”

“Why are you in college at such a(n) _________, innocent age?” I asked. She _________ replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get _________, and have a couple of kids…” “No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have _________ her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always _________ having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and _________ a chocolate milkshake. We became __________ friends. Every day for the next three months, we would __________ together after class and talk __________. I was always listening to this “time machine” as she shared her __________ and experience with me. Over the __________ of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she __________ made friends wherever she went.

At the year’s end Rose finished the college __________ she had begun all those years ago. One week after __________ Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute (致敬) to the wonderful woman who taught __________ that it’s never too __________ to be all you can possibly be. When you finish reading this, please remember, growing older is mandatory (强制性的). Growing up is __________.

【推荐2】Kyle Messier, a 31-year-old bike rider, won a 100-kilometer bike race that took place in Harrington, Quebec. While this is a(n) ________ achievement on its own, what makes Kyle extraordinary is that he had already ________ more than 650 kilometers to the race site.

His ________ from Waterloo to Harrington took him 3.5 days to complete. After his win, he ________ with some pizza, slept for a few hours in his ________, and then rode another 3.5-day back home. What becomes greater is that Kyle ________ to win the race while suffering from a toothache.

So what is the ________ behind Kyle’s success? He apparently ________ a technique known as active meditation to help him. This form of thinking can be done while ________ a physical action, which makes it perfect for cycling. When done ________, the mind will only concentrate on completing that physical action and nothing else.

Kyle has also trained himself to ________ the journey into smaller sections. He tried to ________ the positives he was looking forward to rather than the negatives. ________ the race, he just thought about the pizza he was getting at the finish line. Despite his great achievement, Kyle remains ________. He claims not to know how long the course ________ him to complete, as he didn’t even bother checking his finish time. ________, he simply stayed at the finish line to cheer on other riders.

Kyle’s incredible victory shows the ________ of having the right mind. The next time you face a seemingly impossible ________, try breaking it up into smaller sections, only focusing on the ________ things you have to look forward to. You may not get results that are quite as outstanding as Kyle’s, but it will certainly ________ you!

【推荐3】Jordan has been a sports fan since his childhood. Since his father was a soccer coach, he would never miss out on ________ and would always be on top of his game. Jordan became a(n) ________ player in a very short time. He always knew that he wanted to build a career in sports and ________ to achieve it.

Jordan ________ from Auburn University and was one of the strongest and most competitive players on his team. However, his professional career ________ when he was at his peak — an injury was all it took to bring him down. He suffered from serious damage in his back, due to which he could never ________ to professional playing.

Instead of backing off and going into a period of ________ as most athletes do, Jordan made this ________ an opportunity to grow in this field. With his career being ended ________, he promised himself to ________ young athletes on moving properly and taking care of themselves. He became a coach. He ________ his trainees to follow his motto: Do what you do with all your strength.

As Jordan went through the difficult time, he was always ________ by the passion for training and developing healthy life routines for young athletes. He ________ to help them grow and reach their ________ to the fullest and do not repeat the same ________ that he did that ended his career.